Question: What Is Corn Ear Tip Back? Answer: Unfortunately, we’re hearing about and seeing quite a bit of tip back, too. It means that corn pollination wasn’t fully successful, so the tips of the ears were unable to fill with kernels or were aborted. Either way, the result is lower yields than what might have [...]
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Say What?!
Posted in Features, tagged Community, Corn, Education, farm, Features, Questions on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Extreme Makeover: Planter Edition
Posted in Features, tagged Community, contests, farm, Features, Planters on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Enter Project Fresh Start and nominate yourself or another farmer to be the chosen as the recipient of a corn planter makeover. The planter does not have to be used exclusively to plant corn, but the entrant must plant some corn acres in their operation. Write us a letter explaining why the farmer is the [...]
Empire Farm Days Rich in Tradition
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, Education, farm, Fastline, Features, Shows and Events on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August 10‐12, 2010 marks the 77th anniversary of the Empire Farm Days, the largest, outdoor, three‐day agricultural trade show in the Northeast. The event features 600‐plus exhibitors and attracts 70,000‐some farmers from the US and Canada. The farmer‐hosted event’s history began in 1931 when the Empire State Potato Growers, Inc. sponsored its first annual agricultural show. Over the years, [...]
FarmFest 2010 Wrap Up
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, farm, Farmfest, Features, Flickr, Minnesota, Photos, Shows and Events on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2010 FarmFest in Redwood Falls, Minnesota concluded last week. Despite some stifling heat during the first day of the show, the weather for the other two days wasn’t too bad. Show attendance was down a bit from last year, but there were still plenty of people there to enjoy all the show had to [...]
Fastline Celebrities at FarmFest
Posted in Features, tagged Community, farm, Fastline, Features, Photos on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today at FarmFest, we got to meet some local celebrities. Steve Prairie and his triplet grandchildren, Sam, Gabe, and Leona, stopped by the Fastline booth. The triplets and their Grandpa appeared on the Minnesota edition 8 book, which just so happens to be the show book at FarmFest. Steve’s John Deere 4020 is also on [...]
Largest Outdoor Ag Event in Minnesota Kicks Off Tuesday!
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, Corn, Cows, Dairy, Education, farm, Farm Show, Farmfest, Farming, Fastline, Features, Shows and Events, Tractors, Tradeshow on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August 3-5, 2010 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota Farmfest, the largest outdoor agricultural event in Minnesota will take place. The 2010 show will be the 29th annual event. According to the show’s website. Farmfest strives to provide both the traditional programs that bring attendees back year after year while also offering new dynamic events and programs which [...]
A 7th Grade Agronomist: A Farmer or A Scientist?
Posted in Features, tagged Community, Education, farm, Features, News, Video on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An aspiring research agronomist is sharing his knowledge with agricultural journalists at the Ag Media Summit in St. Paul Minn., this week. Plymouth, Ind., Jr. High student Evan Davenport has wowed science fair judges with his project studying soil inoculants. This aspiring agronomist has garnered regional acclaim and even a $10,000 scholarship fromBethel College for his work. Davenport, who says he’s [...]
Specialized Tax Tips for Farmers
Posted in Features, tagged Community, Education, farm, Features, Finance, General on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Succession planning can be daunting, especially when it requires monetary transactions or creating new entities. Without proper guidance, these moves can create tax traps that farmers may not anticipate. The costs can be substantial. Because of the risk involved, farmers should work with a multidisciplinary team of professionals for comprehensive succession planning. A typical advisory [...]
Tractor Tales
Posted in Tractors, tagged Community, Education, farm, Features, Tractors, Video on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For more Tractor Tales, check out Agweb.com. For Previous Fastline Blog Posts- Click Here
Wisconsin Farm and Technology Days Kicks off Tomorrow
Posted in Shows and Events, tagged Community, Dairy, farm, Farm Tech Days, Shows and Events, Video, Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2010 on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2010 Wisconsin Farm and Technology Days is the largest agriculture exposition in Wisconsin. It is a three-day outdoor event that showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture. Each year, it is held in a different Wisconsin county, on a different host family farm. This year the show will be held in Pierce County on [...]
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